Daley replaces Water Department boss

May 14, 2010

Mayor Richard Daley demoted the head of the city's Water Department on Friday in the wake of recent allegations that department employees were engaged in illegal side jobs and supervisors hired people in exchange for political favors.

Daley replaced John Spatz with Thomas Powers, who had been acting commissioner of the city Department of Transportation since last year. He also promoted Bobby Ware from deputy commissioner to head of the Transportation Department.